Time line for day of...

Anyone that is getting married in the morning (my church starts at 11am) have somewhat of a timeline that they are using for their wedding?? I am trying to get myself a little more organized and have NO idea where to even start this... Past or present brides - if you dont mind sharing yours i would much appreciate it! TIA!!!

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i know someone has a timeline!

This is the sample I'm using.....obviously it can be altered depending on time of ceremony/CH/pictures, etc.

Sample Wedding Day Itinerary
(for a 3:00 p.m. wedding)

In this sample itinerary it is assumed that the bride lives (or is getting ready) at a location 15 minutes away from the ceremony venue.

Time: Action:

10:30 a.m. Bride (and bridesmaids) attend hairdressing appointment

12:00 p.m. Bride (and bridesmaids) have makeup done

1:00 p.m. Bride and bridesmaids have lunch or snack (finger foods)

1:00 p.m. Flowers are dropped off at church and final decorating is completed

1:15 p.m. Photographer arrives at bride’s location

1:15 p.m. Bride and bridesmaids get dressed

1:30 p.m. Flower girl and ring-bearer arrive at bride’s location

1:45 p.m. Groom and groomsmen get into formal attire

2:00 p.m. Officiant, seating ushers and musicians arrive at ceremony venue

2:15 p.m. Prelude music is started and guests begin to arrive

2:20 p.m. Limousine(s) arrive at bride’s location

2:30 p.m. Groom and groomsmen arrive at ceremony venue

2:30 p.m. Videographer arrives at ceremony venue and sets up

2:35 p.m. First cars with mother of the bride, flower girl, ring-bearer and bridesmaids depart for ceremony venue

2:40 p.m. Bride and father of the bride depart in limousine for the ceremony venue

2:50 p.m. Grandmothers of the bride and groom are escorted down the aisle

2:50 p.m. Mother of the bride, bridesmaids, flower girl and ring-bearer arrive

2:52 p.m. Mother of the groom is escorted down the aisle

2:55 p.m. Bride and father of the bride arrive at venue

2:57 p.m. Groom and groomsmen line up at front of venue

2:58 p.m. Mother of the bride is escorted down the aisle

3:00 p.m. Processional music begins and processional begins

3:45 p.m. Ceremony ends and recessional begins

3:50 p.m. Ceremony receiving line

4:00 p.m. Caterer arrives at reception location

4:30 p.m. Photographs taken at chosen location

5:30 p.m. Cocktails and pre-recorded background music commence at reception location

6:00 p.m. Reception receiving line with bride, groom and parents

6:30 p.m. Reception musicians arrive and set up

6:40 p.m. Announcement of bride and groom by emcee

6:45 p.m. Dinner is served

7:30 p.m. Toasts and speeches begin

7:45 p.m. Dessert is served

8:00 p.m. First dance of bride and groom

8:30 p.m. Cake cutting ceremony

10:30 p.m. Bouquet and garter toss

11:00 p.m. Farewell dance of bride and groom

11:15 p.m. Departure of bride and groom

12:00 a.m. Musicians end for the evening

See if you can see this... it's a screen shot from my weekend schedule.

Here's what it says:

6:00 a.m.
Ladies – RISE & SHINE!
6:30 a.m. – Hair
7:00 a.m. – Make-up

7:15 a.m.
Men – RISE & SHINE!

8:00 a.m.
Bride & Groom “reveal” & pictures @ hotel in lobby

8:30 a.m.
Limo brings wedding party to Milleridge Cottage for photos

10:45 a.m.
Limo for Guests leaves *promptly* from hotel to Milleridge Cottage

11:30 a.m.
Mini-muffins & coffee @ Milleridge for guests

12 p.m.
Ceremony begins

12:30 p.m.
Cocktail hour!

1:30 p.m.
Our wedding reception!

5:30 p.m.
Shuttle takes guests and wedding party back to hotel

7:30 p.m.
Meet in hotel lounge for post-wedding mingle with newlyweds

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Posted by FutureMrsGee

I love this list. especially the visuals. :) I think I might do something like this.

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Thanks! I was very proud of it. I just wish I had a color printer... it wasn't as cool in b&w but you do what you can.

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Posted by springsandra

See if you can see this... it's a screen shot from my weekend schedule.

Here's what it says:

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thank you so much! This is awesome

I got married at 11 also, at our RH. Here was our timeline:

4AM: wake up

5 AM: hair and makeup artists come to us at hotel
(we were 4 BMs, me and my FMIL)

8:30 AM: limo arrives to take me and BP to the RH for pictures before ceremony

9-9:15: pictures with FH/DH before ceremony

10:30-10:45ish: go to bridal suite and wait for maitre d to line us up for ceremony

It depends on a lot of factors, like how many girls are getting hair/makeup done, if you are taking pics before or after the ceremony, etc. If you are not getting pics before the ceremony then you have more leeway to wake up later in the morning. I would say leave at least 3 hours for hair and makeup for you and your BP as a general rule. Your makeup artist/hairstylist can also give you a good idea of the time. You can also ask your limo company what time they recommend for you to be picked up if you are using one. GL